Gillingham railway station (Kent)

Gillingham
General information
Location	Gillingham, Borough of Medway England
Coordinates	51.386569°N 0.549886°E / 51.386569; 0.549886
Grid reference	TQ775683
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	GLM
Classification	DfT category C1
Key dates
July 1858	Opened as New Brompton
May 1886	Renamed New Brompton (Gillingham)
1 Oct 1912	Renamed Gillingham
Passengers
2016/17	2.731 million
Interchange	0.313 million
2017/18	2.744 million
Interchange	0.308 million
2018/19	2.747 million
Interchange	0.170 million
2019/20	2.515 million
Interchange	0.161 million
2020/21	0.940 million
Interchange	45,372
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gillingham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Gillingham, Kent. It is 35 miles 75 chains (57.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Chatham and Rainham.

The station and most trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Following a timetable change on Sunday 20 May 2018, some trains are also operated by Govia Thameslink. It is commonly suffixed as Gillingham (Kent) to distinguish it from the similarly named station in Dorset.

The station first opened in 1858. It currently has three platforms (two for London-bound services and one for country-bound services) and a passenger lift from the station entrance to the platforms.

The station underwent an extensive facelift between 2010 and 2012. This included a new entrance, better pavements, new roof, refurbished waiting rooms, and new cycle storage units.

Platforms and Services

Platforms

Medway Towns
North Kent Line & HS1 to London Bridge & St Pancras Chatham Main Line to Victoria & Blackfriars Medway Valley Line to Maidstone West Halling Cuxton Strood Rochester Bridge | Strood (1st) Rochester Bridge Goods station Rochester Common Rochester (2015–) Rochester (1892–2015) Chatham Central River Medway Chatham Gillingham Rainham Chatham Main Line to Faversham, Dover & Ramsgate

London bound services from Gillingham terminate at London Victoria via Rochester, the line through Meopham and Bromley South; London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International; and Luton via London Blackfriars.

Trains from London Charing Cross used to terminate on platform 1 and either then continue eastbound to Gillingham Rail Depot or then become London bound services to Charing Cross. Platform 1 is now a spare platform due to the introduction of Thameslink services terminating and starting from Rainham, however it can still be used for peak hour services to and from Victoria via Denmark Hill. Through trains from the east run from Platform 2. Trains from platform 3 (far left) usually go to Ramsgate or Dover.

Services

Looking coastbound. The building on the left is a train crew depot.

Services at Gillingham are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink.

Destinations
TOC	for	tph	Calling at	Stock
Southeastern	Dover Priory	1	Rainham, Newington, Sittingbourne, Teynham, Faversham, Selling, Canterbury East, Bekesbourne, Adisham, Aylesham, Snowdown, Shepherds Well, Kearsney & Dover Priory	375, 377
	London St Pancras International	1	Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Gravesend, Ebbsfleet International, Stratford International & London St Pancras International	395
	London Victoria (Fast)	2	Chatham, Rochester, Bromley South & London Victoria	375, 377
	London Victoria (Stopping)	1	Chatham, Rochester, Sole Street, Meopham, Longfield, Farningham Road, Swanley, St Mary Cray, Bromley South, Denmark Hill & London Victoria	465, 466
	Ramsgate	2	Rainham, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Birchington-on-Sea, Westgate-on-Sea (1tph), Margate, Broadstairs, Dumpton Park (1tph) & Ramsgate	375, 377, 395
Thameslink	Luton via London St Pancras International	2	Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Higham, Gravesend, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Greenhithe for Bluewater, Stone Crossing, Dartford, Slade Green, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich Arsenal, Charlton, Westcombe Park, Maze Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, London Bridge, London Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, London St Pancras International, Kentish Town, West Hampstead Thameslink, Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett, St Albans, Harpenden, Luton Airport Parkway & Luton	700
	Rainham	2	Rainham only

Some early morning Thameslink services start and terminate here.

Services at Gillingham are operated using Class 375, Class 377 Class 395, Class 465, Class 466 and Class 700 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chatham		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Rainham
		Southeastern High Speed 1
		Thameslink North Kent Line

External links

• Train times and station information for Gillingham railway station (Kent) from National Rail